well this is not a depression support forum. you obviously need to talk with a medical professional about it. antidepressants typically only make it worse. should probably try with atypical antypsychotics and maois.
Not a support forum? I think you need to look around a bit more, there's definitely support here. Especially for depression. And there are other ways to combat anhedonia besides MAOIs (which are actually antidepressants) and antipsychotics. I would NOT recommend those, personally. Not unless the person themselves believes they may be necessary.
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@Akerblad
Anhedonia is awful and I understand your pain. Been dealing with it for years. It sucks. Feels like doing pretty much anything is similar to taking a grinder to my brain. It can be very difficult to get motivated or keep on a task or activity because there's just…nothing. No real reward. I guess I try to keep myself busy regardless, because depression can and will keep me in bed, and things get even worse from there. I try to do things that seem less painful, which sounds dramatic but again….taking a grinder to my brain. Driving, music, petting my cat, looking into topics that usually get me thinking. I don't really feel anything but I try to act like I do because, I dunno, maybe some day it'll actually give me some sort of satisfaction or happiness. I talk to people about these things, try to get myself excited, take pictures to share with friends so maybe they'll at least feel something? And then maybe I will too? But it's rare for things to make me feel anything good.
….guess it turned into a bit of a rant but you're definitely not alone OP. Anhedonia is an awful thing to deal with and makes life so much worse than it "should" be.
